Voting Record — Royston Smith MP, Southampton, Itchen (25345)

Royston Smith is currently Member, Foreign Affairs Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
9 Jun 2017	still in office	Con	2 votes out of 338, 0.6%	338 votes out of 364, 92.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 413, 0.0%	413 votes out of 467, 88.4%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Royston Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	12 Mar 2019	Business of the House (Today) — European Union (Withdrawal) Act	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) Act — Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
3 Jul 2018	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
10 Oct 2017	Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
House	Date	Subject	Royston Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
19 Dec 2016	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
50%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence
100%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
85%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
50%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
12%	European Union - For
100%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
4%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50%	Fully Elected House of Lords
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
13%	Further devolution to Wales
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	HS2 - In Favour
0%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
100%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
57%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
83%	Minumum Wage
0%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
26%	More powers for local councils
0%	MPs to approve Withdrawal Agreeement
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
12%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Reduce capital gains tax
88%	Reduce central funding for local government
97%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
100%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - For
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
100%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
14%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0%	Right to strike
15%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
17%	State control of bus services
0%	Stop climate change
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Union Regulation
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
10%	Voting age - Reduce to 16

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2017-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Royston Smith MP, Southampton, Itchen (25345)

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